Atiku encouraged Nigerians of different religious backgrounds to live in peace and harmony. He said, in the speech read by Dogara, “A divided Nigeria cannot achieve the purpose of God for us as a people. A divided country will only keep us in darkness and disunity. All through my life, I have lived ...

By  Stephen Angbulu Despite spending over $1bn to reclaim Boko Haram-held territories in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States since 2015, Nigeria’s security and that of the Lake Chad Basin remains unstable due to lingering conflicts in Libya, the Central African Republic and Russia’s aggression in ...

By Dapo Akinrefon & Festus Ahon The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council, PDP PCC, yesterday, described the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, as a rejected figure in the South-West, a geopolitical zone believed by many as his stronghold. The PDP ...

By Dapo Akinrefon THE Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, on Tuesday, tackled critics who opposed his state-of-the-nation address on Sunday. Bakare had advised Nigerians to shun those promoting ‘emilokan’, a term associated with Tinubu and which means ...

By Wale Odunsi Governor Simon Lalong, on Tuesday, appealed to Nigerians to allow Bola Tinubu to become the next President. He stated that it’s the turn of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate to “chop” (slang for eat). The Plateau helmsman made the remark at the ...

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has said the general election will be held in spite of the various attacks on the commission’s facilities across the nation. Yakubu said INEC was satisfied with the preparations done so far ahead of the ...

The Bauchi State Coordinator of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, and campaign council of presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, Babayo Liman has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Liman disclosed his defection to PDP at a press conference in Bauchi yesterday. The NNPP ...

Kenneth Okonkwo, the spokesperson to the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has replied former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, who recently claimed that Obi cannot make it if elected as president without having members in the national assembly. Speaking during an interview ...

Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki has expressed fear that if the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi is elected president in 2023, his administration will be characterized by disaster. The former lawmaker, who spoke in an interview with Arise TV on Monday, said the Labour Party has ...

Alleged graft, treason: Tinubu, Atiku seek each other’s arrest, disqualification By Omeiza Ajayi & John Alechenu, ABUJA The intrigues trailing the race for the presidency assumed a dangerous twist, yesterday, as the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, ...

By Egufe Yafugborhi GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike has forecasted that the 2023 general elections in Rivers State would feature a fight-to-finish contest in which the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would win it all at the end of the day. Wike spoke at the flag-off of the statewide Rivers PDP Campaign ...

By Ogaga Ariemu Economic experts have said Nigeria cannot continue on the path of indebtedness amid incompetence and inefficiency. The economic analysts were reacting to the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent comment on Nigeria’s 2023 ...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed the Bola Ahmed Tinubu/Shetima presidential campaign rally scheduled to hold in Kwara on January 17. Saadu Salahu issued a statement on Monday on behalf of the Local Organising Committee (LOC). The spokesperson said President Muhammadu Buhari ...

The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi is facing a fresh disqualification suit at a Federal High Court in Abuja over his alleged possession of dual citizenship of two countries. Obi was dragged before the Court by another political party, the ...

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party on Monday in London has said he will have zero tolerance for corruption by ensuring the revenue of government are properly accounted for should he emerges winner of the February 25 poll. He made this statement while addressing Chatham ...

The operatives of the State Security Service, SSS, have invaded the headquarters of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, taking over the office of the embattled governor of the apex bank, Godwin Emefiele. DAILY NIGERIAN reports that there has been a running battle between the SSS and Mr Emefiele ...

Barely 40 days to next year’s presidential election, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has said it would be dangerous to vote an inexperienced leader or the All Progressives Congress party. Atiku’s warning is contained in a statement on his ...

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Sunday, donated the sum of 10 million Naira and a bus to the Victory Bible Church, Makurdi, to enable the Church acquire additional land for the expansion of its headquarters in the State capital. The Governor revealed this when he gave an exhortation ...

By Wale Odunsi More insights have emerged regarding ex-President Olusegin Obasanjo’s endorsement of Peter Obi to win Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election. Obasanjo dominated the headlines last week after denying authoring a letter to the United Kingdom authorities warning against interference in ...

By NAN No fewer than 20,350 members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) have dumped the party for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi State. {ad} The Special Assistant, Political Matters to Gov. Bala Mohammed said this while receiving the decampees at an event held on Saturday in ...

EL-AMEEN IBRAHIM, DENNIS NAKU and SUNDAY NWAKANMA Three months after the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, promised to make the account of the party public, he has yet to do so. Ayu had in October last year promised to make public the income and ...

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, has disclosed that his attitude on not being frivolous with public finances is being mistaken as stinginess. As a stingy man, Obi said the country will be safer in his hands and that he will be able to invest in the economy, education, ...

Indications have emerged to suggest that governorship candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in states controlled by aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party known as G-5 Governors are not happy with the party (APC) ahead of the general elections slated for a few months away from now. ...

Leaders and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-east geopolitical zone are upbeat on the chances of the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to win in the zone. The former ruling party used to control most of the states in the South-east but the party is ...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has downplayed speculations of him joining the presidential campaign of the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Obasanjo said he’s not a member of any political party, hence would not belong to any campaign train. He spoke at a virtual ...

The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, APC-PCC, has said Arise TV cameraman was caught secretly streaming live its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, at an event in Lagos. The APC-PCC Director of Media and Publicity, Bayo Onanuga disclosed this in a post via his Twitter ...

By  Ayoola Olasupo The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has returned to Nigeria after attending an economic stakeholders’ meeting in the United Kingdom where he met with some important government officials. Atiku met with the UK Minister for Development ...

The Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi has said the presidency is not a retirement home for aged people. Referring to his counterpart from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, and Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Obi said they lacked the energy to ...

The Niger State Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has revealed that over 81,000 registered voters have collected their Permanent Voters Card, PVCs, between December 2022 to date in the state. The state Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Alh Ahmed Yusha’u Garki made this known ...

By Kehinde Olatunji • Constitution amendment, devolution of power sacrosanct • Lawmakers apportioning their salaries, wrong • I’m not in Obi’s campaign train Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, refuted claims that he wanted a third term as President of the country, noting ...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has denied planning to scuttle Nigeria’s 2023 elections. Some publications claim he wrote to the United Kingdom to back off the polls and allow Nigerians to decide the outcome. Obasanjo allegedly warned the UK authorities against interference, adding that it ...

*Says Presidency not a retirement job *Vows to end frequent ASUU strikes By Dennis Agbo, John Alechenu &Chinedu Adonu THE Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, has enjoined Nigerians to vote for competent persons, who are mentally and physically prepared for the ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) until Sunday 29th January 2023. The electoral umpire earlier fixed the collection deadline as Sunday, 22nd January, 2023. But following a meeting on Thursday, ...

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Liang has demanded that the Labour Party should furnish it, with a list of persons whom it suspects would use violence to undermine the 2023 electoral process so the British government would take appropriate action against such. Catriona said ...

By  Ogaga Ariemu As the forthcoming presidential election inches closer, President Muhammadu Buhari has warned foreign nations to stay clear of meddling in Nigeria’s election. Buhari issued this warning on Thursday while receiving Letters of ...

The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, has deduced that the large number of people at the Labour Party presidential campaign rally in Onitsha, Anambra State, on Tuesday was an indication that Nigerians prefer the party’s candidate, Peter Obi for the February election. Despite claims ...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is enraged over a claim trailing his backing of Peter Obi to win the 2023 presidential election. The former Head of State endorsed the Labour Party (LP) flagbearer in a lengthy letter to Nigerians on January 1. “My dear young men and women, you must come ...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has warned the Executive Chairman of Ahoada East Local government Area of the state, Hope Ikiriko to ensure he delivers at least 50% of the total votes of the LGA to the Peoples Democratic Party. The Governor said the council chairman will “be in trouble” if he ...

The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu on Wednesday aimed a dig at former President Olusegun Obasanjo and his erstwhile Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. Tinubu spoke at the Michael Okpara Square in Enugu during a presidential campaign rally of the APC. ...

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, yesterday pledged that his administration would revive the abandoned mining of coal in Enugu State to boost the state’s economy if elected as president. Tinubu made the promise yesterday in Enugu, during the ...

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, said that 93,469,008 voters are contained in the register for the 2022 general elections. In a meeting with 18 political parties in Abuja on Wednesday, Yakubu disclosed that 44,414,846 registered voters are ...

By  Sharon Osaji The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, on Wednesday said Nigerians who will vote for the ruling All Progressives Congress to retain power in the forthcoming 2023 election, “love suffering.” The AAC flag bearer said this during an interview ...

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has said his party’s candidate, Bola Tinubu will win the next general election, while the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar will come a distant second. Kalu, who is also the Chief Whip ...

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed on Tuesday said the 2023 elections will be held as planned. Mohammed said this in Abuja at the 17th edition of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) scorecard series from 2015-2023. The minister’s assurance came in the wake ...

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu has unveiled his plans for the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, if elected president. Tinubu vowed to prevent the incessant ASUU strikes by ensuring stability in the country’s university system. ...

National Vice Chairman of All Progressives (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Godswill Akpabio weekend received the leadership of 250 Presidential Support Groups based in Akwa Ibom State for Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Addressing the groups, he charged them to ensure the victory for the ...

President Muhammadu Buhari says nobody can blackmail him on inexplicable wealth and illicit enrichment while in office. He also said, “I do not have one square inch outside Nigeria.” According to the Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), Femi Adesina, the President, was ...

Mike Odiegwu, Port Harcourt The February 25 presidential election will be used to prove strategic importance of Rivers State in Nigeria’s politics, Governor Nyesom Wike said yesterday. He said there was nothing to show for the state’s support for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) since ...

Buhari had led the APC campaign train to Adamawa, the home state of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to canvass support for the APC candidate. Youths in Adamawa State on Monday took to the streets to wash off what they considered as President Muhammadu ...

•Insists proxy not allowed  •APC chairman signed for Tinubu, says aide Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja With about 46 days to the presidential poll, the leadership of the National Peace Committee (NPC) yesterday said it was still awaiting the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), ...